Look Out, Pigeon Lady From Home Alone 2: Lorde Brings Down the “Hammer” in a Video That Comes Across as a Coming-of-Age Movie (But Like, An A24 One)
Lorde’s slow-burn reveals of what the music from Virgin, her upcoming fourth album, will sound like have been as measured and carefully considered as the music [Read More…]
Summer Girls in Heat: HAIM’s “All Over Me,” a Theme Song for SATC’s “Secret Sex” Episode, Acts as a “Relationships” Video Redux
To kick off their I Quit album cycle, HAIM wisely chose “Relationships” as the thesis/lead single for the record. Not only because it speaks to the overarching [Read More…]
HAIM Can’t Quit Their “Fuck You/This” Energy on I Quit
In the five long years since the release of HAIM’s last album, Women in Music Pt. III, it feels more like ten have gone by. This [Read More…]
“Manchild” as the Theme Song for Every Male World Leader
While Sabrina Carpenter continues to launch a thousand think pieces about her Man’s Best Friend cover, her lead single from the album, “Manchild,” has flown surprisingly under the [Read More…]
Kesha Selflessly Sacrifices Her Straight Girl Anthem, “Boy Crazy,” By Making It An All-Out Gay Boy One for the Video
It would be easy (for some) to misread Kesha’s “Boy Crazy” video in the same way that people have misread Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend album cover. Which [Read More…]
RAYE and Mark Ronson’s “Suzanne”: A “Valerie” for the 2020s (Which Means It’s Decidedly Less Gritty and Much More Corporate)
For many, it’s been a long time coming that RAYE should collaborate with Mark Ronson. After all, the parallel between her voice and Amy Winehouse’s [Read More…]
Taylor’s Re-Records: The Biggest Troll in Recent Music History
While everyone (read: the Swifties) has been quite overjoyed to hear that Taylor Swift was able to buy her music catalogue back for, well, the [Read More…]
Mariah Carey’s “Type Dangerous”: A Dichotomy of Desires With a “Retro”-Inspired Video
Because Mariah Carey seems to remain consistent in terms of her presence in the public eye, it’s easy for some to forget that, despite her [Read More…]
Tate McRae’s “Just Keep Watching”: The Philosophy Behind Bread and Circuses
To help create even more anticipation for F1 (the soundtrack more than the movie), Tate McRae has become the latest musician to offer up a single from [Read More…]
On the Backlash to Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Album Cover
As is the norm with female pop stars, Sabrina Carpenter was able to go along with unchecked praise and reverence there for a while (read: [Read More…]
